U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Data Element:  CALENDAR YEAR

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Name
 Calendar Year
Description
 Four-digit numeric code used to represent the year portion of a calendar date. 
Type
 Numeric
Syntax
 NNNN, where each N represents a number from 0 through 9. 
Recommended Field Name YEAR
Values
 The format to be used for this data element is described in the reference. 
Source
 N/A
Historical Data The initial data standard is available here:  Calendar Year
Reference(s)

Part 270, FW 6, Data Management and Standards, dated September 30, 2002.

Federal Information Processing Standards 4-2, Representation of Calendar Date for Information Interchange, dated November 15, 1998.
Use Instructions
 To ensure compliance with the Service Information and Technology Architecture (SITA), Service staff will utilize this data element in any new or existing systems, data sets, databases, and information applications, including Geographic Information System (GIS) data and applications.

This standard adopts the FIPS PUB 4-2, "Representation of Calendar Date for Information Exchange," which reinforces the Federal Government's commitment to use data format standards that will facilitate interchange of data among information systems.  This standard adopts American Standard ANSI X3.30-1997:  Representation of Date for Information Interchange (revision of ANSI X3.30-1985 {RI991}).

Phase
 Adopted
Approval Date
 July 13, 1999
Validation Date
 January 12, 2005
Data Steward
 Barbara White, National Data Administrator, Branch of Data and Systems Services, Division of Information Resources and Technology Management

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